The primary purpose of this paper is to test the hypothesis that investments that boost
resource efficiency will increase the growth performances of Small and Medium-Sized …

This study investigates the effects of eco-efficiency actions on firm performance in terms of
sales growth in an extensive sample of 11,336 small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the use of external support
for the adoption of resource efficiency practices and the extent and profitability of this …

Promoting energy efficiency is one of the top priorities of the EU energy strategy.
Manufacturing is identified there as one of the sectors holding the potential for substantial …

This paper examines the influence of adopting resource efficiency actions, saving water,
saving energy, using renewable energy, saving materials, minimizing waste, selling scrap …

Environmental innovations may contribute to both improving the environmental quality of
products and increasing the resource efficiency of products and processes. In particular …

This paper empirically investigates factors driving the adoption of energy-efficiency
measures by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our analyses are based on cross …

Abstract The United Nations created the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to serve
as a compass for a better future, ie, for a sustainable future, a green, socially and financially …

Firms will invest in green energy technologies only if these investments have an economic
pay-off. Based on unique firm-level data from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, we find …

This paper investigates the factors (such as different sources of financing, energy audits and
internal monitoring activities) affecting the propensity of European small and medium sized …